| 1984 season | |
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| Chairman | Laurie Kelly |
| Manager | Adrian Alston |
| Stadium | Wollongong Showground Groundz Precinct Towradgi Park |
| National Soccer League | 12th |
| NSL Cup | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter Kotamanidis (8) All: Peter Kotamanidis (9) |
| Highest home attendance | 2,500 vs. Sydney City (11 March 1984) National Soccer League |
| Lowest home attendance | 224 vs. Canberra City (1 September 1984) National Soccer League |
| Average home league attendance | 955 |
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 vs. Sydney City (A) (8 July 1984) National Soccer League |
The 1984 season was the fourth in the history of Wollongong City (now Wollongong Wolves). It was also the fourth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Wollongong City finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup group stage.
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| National Soccer League | 4 March 1984 | 7 October 1984 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 17.86 |
| NSL Cup | 23 May 1984 | 3 June 1984 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Total | 31 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 64 | −40 | 16.13 | ||||
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
Northern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney City | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 67 | 21 | +46 | 42 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney Olympic | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 40 | |
| 3 | Marconi Fairfield | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 32 | |
| 4 | APIA Leichhardt | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 32 | |
| 5 | Blacktown City | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 30 | |
| 6 | Sydney Croatia | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 27 | |
| 7 | Penrith City | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 26 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 26 | |
| 9 | Canberra Arrows | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 25 | |
| 10 | St George-Budapest | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Melita Eagles (R) | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 24 | Relegation to the 1985 NSW State League |
| 12 | Wollongong City | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 15 |
Southern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Melbourne (C) | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 40 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 35 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Croatia | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 33 | |
| 4 | Brisbane Lions | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 30 | |
| 5 | Brunswick Juventus | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 30 | |
| 6 | Preston Makedonia | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 28 | |
| 7 | Adelaide City | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 25 | |
| 8 | Green Gully | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 24 | |
| 9 | Footscray JUST | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 25 | |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 21 | |
| 11 | Brisbane City | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 21 | |
| 12 | Sunshine George Cross | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 16 |
| 4 March 19841 | Canberra City | 4–0 | Wollongong City | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 2,023 [1] Referee: Glynn Davies |
| 11 March 19842 | Wollongong City | 1–3 | Sydney City | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,706 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 18 March 19843 | Brisbane City | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Dave Nugent |
| 24 March 19844 | Penrith City | 3–2 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Cook Park Attendance: 701 Referee: Terry Seacy |
| 1 April 19845 | Wollongong City | 0–3 | Sydney Olympic | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Doug Rennie |
| 10 April 19846 | Wollongong City | 2–1 | Sydney Croatia | Wollongong |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dapto Showground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 15 April 19847 | Green Gully | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Green Gully Reserve Attendance: 700 Referee: Sam Zoumas |
| 22 April 19848 | Wollongong City | 1–1 | Melita Eagles | Wollongong |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,031 Referee: Bill Monteverde |
| 23 April 19849 | Wollongong City | 1–0 | Newcastle KB United | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 4 May 198410 | Marconi Fairfield | 4–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 1,545 Referee: Ken Small |
| 13 May 198411 | Wollongong City | 1–2 | St George-Budapest | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 987 Referee: Graham Warne |
| 20 May 198412 | Blacktown City | 2–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 1,102 Referee: Richard Lorenc |
| 24 June 198413 | Wollongong City | 0–1 | Sydney Croatia | Wollongong |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 786 Referee: Gary Power |
| 1 July 198414 | Wollongong City | 0–3 | APIA Leichhardt | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Towradgi Park Attendance: 588 Referee: Arthur Owens |
| 8 July 198415 | Sydney City | 5–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: ES Marks Athletics Field Attendance: 735 Referee: Graham Warne |
| 15 July 198416 | Wollongong City | 3–2 | Brisbane Lions | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Towradgi Park Attendance: 437 Referee: Rex Leighton |
| 22 July 198417 | Wollongong City | 0–2 | Penrith City | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 604 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 29 July 198418 | Sunshine George Cross | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium: Chaplin Reserve Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Sam Zoumas |
| 5 August 198419 | Sydney Olympic | 3–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Pratten Park Attendance: 1,877 Referee: Ken Small |
| 12 August 198420 | Sydney Croatia | 2–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: King Tomislav Park Attendance: 2,852 Referee: Gary Power |
| 19 August 198421 | Melita Eagles | 0–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Melita Stadium Attendance: 735 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 26 August 198422 | Canberra City | 4–0 | Wollongong City | Canberra |
| Report | Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 786 Referee: Neil Murray |
| 1 September 198423 | Wollongong City | 0–1 | Canberra City | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Groundz Precinct Attendance: 224 Referee: Tim Davies |
| 9 September 198424 | Wollongong City | 1–3 | Marconi Fairfield | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 700 Referee: Ken Small |
| 16 September 198425 | St George-Budapest | 3–2 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 960 Referee: Peter Rampley |
| 23 September 198426 | Wollongong City | 1–2 | Blacktown City | Wollongong |
| Report | Stadium: Wollongong Showground Attendance: 600 Referee: Glyn Davies |
| 28 September 198427 | APIA Leichhardt | 1–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 642 Referee: Ken Small |
| 7 October 198428 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 1–2 | Wollongong City | Newcastle |
| Report | Stadium: Adamstown Oval Attendance: 2,990 Referee: Rob Davies |
| 23 May 1984 Group stage | Newcastle Rosebud United | 2–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 979 Referee: Arthur Owens |
| 27 May 1984 Group stage | St George-Budapest | 2–1 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Doug Rennie |
| 3 June 1984 Group stage | Wollongong City | 0–1 | APIA Leichhardt | Wollongong |
| Report |
| Stadium: Towradgi Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Peter Rampley |
Players with no appearances not included in the list. [2] [3]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  | Ron Tilsed | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  | David Green | 25(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Phil Kerr | 16(6) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Zivko Hristovski | 10(5) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Ray Vliestra | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Brian Condron | 19 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Peter Beggs | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| 8 | FW | | Alex Bundalo | 26(1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | | Glen Fontana | 17(3) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | | Peter Kotamanidis | 24(4) | 8 | 2(1) | 1 | 31 | 9 |
| 11 | MF | | Larry Gaffney | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Steve Ristevski | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Peter Kukulovski | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Peter Willis | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Grant Isedale | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | John Fleming | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Jamie Dummett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Natch Vardareff | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Warren Baker | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Earl Canvin | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Tony Corradini | 2(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Scott Dickson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | MF |  | Ray Farrell | 2(4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Darren Nees | 0(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Ron Tilsed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | | Natch Vardareff | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
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